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Moretonhampstead railway station

Coordinates: 50°39′28″N 3°45′38″W / 50.6577°N 3.7606°W / 50.6577; -3.7606
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Moretonhampstead station
Moretonhampstead station (circa 1909)
General information
LocationMoretonhampstead, Teignbridge
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 July 1866Opened
2 March 1959Closed to passengers
6 April 1964Line closed to goods traffic
Moretonhampstead
and South Devon Railway
Moretonhampstead
Lustleigh
Hawkmoor Halt / Pullabrook Halt
Bovey
Brimley Halt
Heathfield
Teigngrace Halt
Exeter Road
Newton Abbot

Moretonhampstead railway station was the terminus of the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.

History

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The station opened on 4 July 1866;[1] it was situated on the south side of the town by the road to Bovey Tracey. The platform was 300 feet long and mostly covered by a wooden train shed. Beyond the train shed was a short platform with cattle pens.

South of the station was a goods shed and engine shed. The signal box was unusually built onto the side of the engine shed.

In 1929, the Great Western Railway, which now owned the line, opened the Manor House Hotel just outside Moretonhampstead. Set in 193 acres (0.78 km2), it boasted a golf course and also attracted holidaymakers to visit Dartmoor.

After the last passenger train ran on 28 February 1959,[1][2] regular goods trains continued until 6 April 1964, although British Railways continued to use the station as a base for its road goods services until the end of the year.

The site today

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Although the train shed was demolished shortly after the station's closure, the goods and engine sheds were retained; these are now used by a commercial road haulage business. Part of the platform is extant.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lusteigh   Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead
Great Western Railway
  Terminus

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M., Page 163
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 303. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ Holman, Dave (21 May 2017). "Station name: Moretonhampstead". Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

Sources

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50°39′28″N 3°45′38″W / 50.6577°N 3.7606°W / 50.6577; -3.7606